Traditional Kehr's sign: Left shoulder pain related to splenic abscess

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2012 Jan;18(1):87-8. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.04874.

Abstract

Kehr’s sign was originally described by the German surgeon Hans Kehr (1862-1916). It is a classical example of referred pain: irritation of the diaphragm is signaled by the phrenic nerve as pain in the area above the clavicle. We present a case of a 21-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department with the chief complaint of left shoulder pain related to splenic abscess.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications
  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Shoulder Pain / etiology
  • Splenic Diseases / complications
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Splenic Diseases / surgery